Cigar-holder.



H. G. GALATIAN & E. T. ALLEN.

CIGAR HOLDER.

AIYLIQATION FILED NOV.26,1907..

906,791. Patented Dec. 15,1908.

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HENRY G. GALATIAN, OF FLUSHING, AND EDWARD T. ALLEN, OF JAMAICA, NEWYORK.

CIGAR-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY G. GALATIAN and EDWARD T. ALLEN, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of Flushing and .Jamaica, respectively,in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Cigar-Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in cigar holders and the objectthereof is to provide a holder which will improve the drawing qualitiesof the cigar when the latter is placed in a holder.

The holder may be made with our improvements therein or holders alreadymade may have our improvements applied.

The invention in its broad aspect consists in placin a wedge shapemember in the bore of the holder which will project into the end of thecigar when the latter is placed in the holder.

The details of our invention will be set forth in the descriptionhereinafter.

In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1. is aperspective view of our preferred form of holder. Fig. 2. is a rear endelevation. Fig. 3. is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4. is a cross section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5. is aperspective view of the projecting wedge. Fig. 6. is a cross section.taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7. is a lon itudinal section of amodified form of ho der. Fig. 8. is a perspective view of the wedge usedin Fig. 7. Fig. 9. is a longitudinal section of a further modifiedholder, and Fig. 10. is a perspective view of the wedge used in Fig. 9.

It often happens that considerable difficulty is experienced in gettinga cigar to draw properly and especially when the cigar is used in aholder as the tendency of the latter is to compress the butt of thecigar and interfere with its drawing qualities.

The object of our invention is to provide a member projecting rearwardlyin the bore of the holder which will be forced into the butt of thecigar and form a draft space to increase the drawing qualities of thecigar. The member so provided is preferably wedge shape and such as willform a free space in the cigar head.

In the form shown in Figs. 1. to 6. the holder consists of the body 1.and the mouthpiece 2. which may be made integralor sepa- Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed November 25, 1907.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

Serial No. 403,619.

.municates with the bore of the body in the .5

usual way. Within the bore ofthe body we apply our improvements which inthe form shown in Figs. 1. to 6. consists of twowires 5. and 6. securedtogether at one end so as to diverge from their point of connection. Theends of these wires or rods may be welded together and the end 7. thusformed is pointed so that it will readily pierce the cigar. The memberthus formed is disposed in the bore of the holder with the point 7.projecting rearwardly so as to meet and pierce the cigar butt as it isforced into the holder and for retaining the wedge shape member in placewe seat the ends 8. and 9. tightly in grooves in the holder body.

In the form shown in Figs. 7. and 8. the wedge member is made so as tobe adapted for holders now in stock. In this case the rods 5. and 6.which are secured together as before are bent at 10. to form shoulderswhich lie against the interior of the holder and the ends of the wiresor rods 5. and 6.

are provided with a collar 11., vof conical shape which is wedged intothe reduced bore 4. so as to hold the wedge member in place. This formmay be applied to almost any conventional holder.

The form shown in Figs. 9. and 10. is also one which may be applied tothe conventional holder. In this instance the wires or rods 5. and 6.are secured to a collar 16;

which has pins 17. projecting outwardly therefrom and toward the rearend of the holder, so that the pins will engage the interior of theholder and prevent the removal of the collar.

\Vhen a cigar is inserted in the holder, and this may be done withoutcutting the butt, the point of the rods will pierce the butt of thecigar and as the latter is pressed to its limit in the holder thediverging rods will form an opening in the butt, providing an empty,unobstructed chamber, directly in line with the bore of the mouthpiece,so that the smoke will be drawn freely, from the lniddle of the butt,and will not be choked by the contraction caused by the pressing of theholder on the cigar butt. This greatly improves the draw, causes thecigar to burn evenly, and is less liable to unro l the end of thewrapper as if it were cut, and does not afiect the appearance of theholder.

Having described our invention What We claim is 1. An article of theclass described, comprising a holder adapted to receive a cigar andhaving a bore, and a rearwardly project ing member in said bore formedof a plurality of rods secured together at their ends and adapted topierce a cigar placed in said holder and diverging toward the front ofsaid holder, whereby a chamber will be formed in said cigar by said rodswhile the cigar is in the holder.

2. An article of the class described, com prising a holder having abody 1. and mouthpiece 2. provided with bores 3. and 4. respectively,and rods 5. and 6. secured in the holder and converging toward the rearof the holder, said rods being secured together at their ends 7. inalinement with the bore 4.

8. An article of the class described, comprising a holder having a bore,and a conical collar adapted to engage the interior of said holder andprovided With a plurality of rods which converge toward the rear of theholder and the ends of which come together to forr'n means for piercinga cigar placed in said holder whereby a chamber isformed in the cigarWhile it is in the holder.

4;. An article of the class described, comprising a holder having a borefor the reception of a cigar, and a collar in said holder havingprojections adapted to engage the interior of the holder and rods onsaid collar converging toward the rear of the holder.

5. An article of manufacture consisting of a plurality of convergingrods having their ends secured together to form means for piercing acigar and forming a chamber there in and provided with means forsecuring said rods in a cigar holder.

Signed at Flushing in the county of Queens and State of New York this18th day of November A. D. 19077 HENRY G. GALATIAN. EDWARD T. ALLEN.Witnesses:

W. F. CoNNoRToN, JOHN J. TRAP?

